The
adjective lost describes anything that can't be found, like your favorite pair
of sunglasses that you left on a table at the library and never saw again.
Beloved
hand-knit scarves can be lost, and so can wandering pet goats. A person can get
lost in the unfamiliar, winding streets of a strange city. You can also
describe someone as lost if they're confused or desperately in need of some
kind of help.
The origins of the word lost come from the Proto-Indo-European leu, "to loosen, untie, or separate". The meaning "to be defeated," like when you've lost a game or lost a battle, came later, around 1530.
The origins of the word lost come from the Proto-Indo-European leu, "to loosen, untie, or separate". The meaning "to be defeated," like when you've lost a game or lost a battle, came later, around 1530.
British
Dictionary definitions for lost
1. unable
to be found or recovered
2. unable
to find one's way or ascertain one's whereabouts
3. confused,
bewildered, or helpless: he is lost in discussions of theory
4. (sometimes
foll by on) not utilized, noticed, or taken advantage of (by): rational
arguments are lost on her
5. no
longer possessed or existing because of defeat, misfortune, or the passage of
time: a lost art
6. destroyed
physically: the lost platoon
7. (foll
by to) no longer available or open (to)
8. (foll
by to) insensible or impervious (to a sense of shame, justice, etc)
9. (foll
by in) engrossed (in): he was lost in his book
10. morally
fallen: a lost woman
11. damned:
a lost soul
12. (usually
imperative) (informal) get lost, go away and stay away
Sister Sledge - Lost in Music 1979
Sister Sledge - Lost in Music 1979
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